AI Use & Transparency Policy

1. Core Principles

Our approach to AI is guided by four foundational commitments:

Principle	What It Means
Human-First	AI assists users; it does not make decisions for them
Transparency	Users are informed when AI is involved
User Control	You remain responsible for content you share
Privacy Protection	Personal data is safeguarded against misuse

2. What We Mean by AI

For this policy, "AI" refers to automated systems capable of:

• Generating text, summaries, or responses
• Classifying or categorizing content
• Providing personalized recommendations
• Drafting assistance and suggestions
• Supporting content moderation workflows

This includes both generative AI (like language models) and traditional machine learning systems (like recommendation engines).

3. AI Training & Your Data

3.1 No Training Without Consent

We do not use personal data or user content to train or fine-tune general-purpose AI models.

This is a firm commitment. Any future training on user data would require:

• Explicit, informed opt-in consent
• Clear in-product prompts explaining what data is used
• Easy ability to withdraw consent at any time

3.2 Withdrawing Consent

If you previously consented to any AI training:

• You can withdraw consent at any time through Settings
• Withdrawal takes effect immediately for future processing
• Previously processed data cannot be "unlearned" from trained models

4. Transparency Requirements

4.1 Disclosure

We indicate AI involvement when:

• Content is generated or substantially drafted by AI
• You interact with an AI-powered assistant or chatbot
• Recommendations are based on AI analysis
• Required by law (e.g., EU AI Act, DSA)

4.2 Synthetic Media

AI-generated or substantially modified images, audio, or video ("deepfakes") are labeled as required by applicable law.

4.3 User Responsibility

When you use AI-assisted features:

• You must review outputs before sharing
• AI outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading
• You are responsible for content you publish, even if AI-assisted

5. What AI Cannot Do

AI systems on our platform cannot:

Limitation	Reason
Make legally binding decisions	Legal decisions require human judgment
Autonomously suspend accounts	Account actions require human review
Replace required human review	Significant decisions need human oversight
Determine legal rights or obligations	Legal matters require qualified professionals
Provide professional advice	Legal, medical, financial advice requires licensed professionals

6. AI in Content Moderation

6.1 Assistance Role

AI assists our moderation team by:

• Flagging potentially violating content for review
• Detecting spam, malware, and coordinated abuse
• Prioritizing review queues based on severity
• Identifying patterns of policy violations

6.2 Human Final Decisions

Humans make final enforcement decisions. Specifically:

• Account suspensions and terminations require human review
• Content removal for borderline cases involves human judgment
• Appeals are reviewed by human moderators

6.3 CathAI (On-Device Assistant)

CathAI is an optional on-device AI assistant in some of our apps:

• Processes queries locally on your device
• vaicat servers never access these interactions
• No data from CathAI is used for training

7. Your Controls

7.1 AI Personalization

You can control AI-powered personalization:

• Disable recommendations: Settings → Privacy → Personalization
• Clear recommendation history: Resets AI suggestions
• Opt out of AI features: Use standard (non-AI) alternatives

7.2 Objection Rights

Under GDPR Article 21, you may object to automated processing based on legitimate interests. Contact privacy@vaicat.com to exercise this right.

7.3 Human Review

For any automated decision that significantly affects you, you can request:

• An explanation of the decision logic
• Human review of the decision
• The opportunity to contest the decision

8. EUnify Matching

9. mEUvy CathAI Assistant